Santa Claus has already filled his sleigh with toys for all the good boys and girls, and has ensured that the reindeers are securely tethered for launch. Now they are traveling around the world to visit millions of homes.
As you wait to hear the chirping of airborne bells that indicate Santa Claus is arriving, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) has a tracking system to show the good old man’s progress worldwide.
Norad, which is responsible for protecting the skies of the United States and Canada, activates its Santa Claus tracking at 8:00 am (GMT) on Christmas Eve. People can follow the path on the Norad website, or they can call the agency’s command center.
An operator, or a recording, will tell who to call Santa’s neighborhood right now.
“Due to concerns about Covid-19, Santa’s Tracking Operations Center will have fewer phone operators, so those who call in and are not answered by a volunteer will hear a regularly updated recorded message of Santa’s present location ,” Norad said in a press release.
Tracking is also accessible from Alexa, Amazon, OnStar and Bing.
This is the 66th year that Norad has followed Santa’s journey around the world. The tradition started by accident, according to the statement, in 1955, when an advertisement in a local newspaper informed the children that they could call the good old man directly – but the phone number was wrong.
“Instead of reaching Santa Claus, the phone of the team commander on duty, US Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup, rang at the Continental Air Defense Operations Command Center, the predecessor of Norad,” the statement said. . “Shoup quickly realized that a mistake had been made, but assured the kids that he was Santa Claus.”
Once the tradition began, according to Norad, it has been continued since the new organ was created in 1958. Millions of families and children around the world have already used the service.
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Reference: CNN Brasil
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